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Should the Blazers try to sign Dwight Howard

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Rastapopoulos said:
I have the same feeling about discussion of signing Dwight Howard as I do about discussion about voting for Donald Trump, that is, "you're joking, right? RIGHT??" But apparently people think that, despite the wreckage he's left with the Lakers and now the Rockets, and the clear signs that he just doesn't have it physically any more and he never really learned how to play, THIS time it'll work out GREAT! So let's have a poll and see if it's just a vocal minority of crazies (what I'm praying for with Trump as well) or the world really is a hellish shitstorm of crazy.
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If he reall did wreck the Lakers and Rockets, then I think we owe him a serious debt of gratitude. Sign him!
 
But
Rastapopoulos said:
I have the same feeling about discussion of signing Dwight Howard as I do about discussion about voting for Donald Trump, that is, "you're joking, right? RIGHT??" But apparently people think that, despite the wreckage he's left with the Lakers and now the Rockets, and the clear signs that he just doesn't have it physically any more and he never really learned how to play, THIS time it'll work out GREAT! So let's have a poll and see if it's just a vocal minority of crazies (what I'm praying for with Trump as well) or the world really is a hellish shitstorm of crazy.
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But, Howard is huuuuuuuuuggggge!!!!
 
I don't understand how people believe Howard wouldn't help the Blazers. Or think he's washed up...
For everything he's not with the Rockets. The Rockets were still better defensively with Howard on the court, than they were without him.
He's not the defensive monster he was with the Magic... But he's still a legit defensive anchor.
The Rockets problems aren't only Howard. He takes some blame and should... But it's not only him.

I also don't understand how people believe Howard ruined the Lakers & Rockets. It's like people want to ignore the other problems those teams have...
I don't like Howard for reasons not basketball related. But he makes the Rockets better.
I believe he's going to Dallas.
 
Has Howard declined medically that much in the past two years, or is it psychological? Could the right motivation return him to the form that he had in his first season in Houston?
 
Natebishop3 said:
Has Howard declined medically that much in the past two years, or is it psychological? Could the right motivation return him to the form that he had in his first season in Houston?
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I personally believe it's more mental than medical... Especially considering during Howard's career he's missed more than 11 games during a season twice.
It's something I give him credit for.. He does seem willing to play through injuries.
Howard takes blame for not being professional, and not doing HIS homework...
But it certainly seemed like from day 1, Houston has had questions about the effort some players they have wanted to give on both ends of the court.
 
Oh HELL NO

Rockets' Dwight Howard has bone marrow injection to knee

The latest news on Dwight Howard’s knee is not good at all

“The problem was my cartilage was wearing down, and it’s been wearing down because I’ve been playing basketball for a very long time,” said Howard at that time. “When you have the bone rubbing on bone, it brings a lot of pain.”

When there’s a cartilage issue in the knee and the words “bone on bone” are used, microfracture surgery is always feared.
 
dviss1 said:
Oh HELL NO

Rockets' Dwight Howard has bone marrow injection to knee

The latest news on Dwight Howard’s knee is not good at all

“The problem was my cartilage was wearing down, and it’s been wearing down because I’ve been playing basketball for a very long time,” said Howard at that time. “When you have the bone rubbing on bone, it brings a lot of pain.”

When there’s a cartilage issue in the knee and the words “bone on bone” are used, microfracture surgery is always feared.
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I think I'd like to change my vote...
 
honkicracker said:
I don't understand how people believe Howard wouldn't help the Blazers. Or think he's washed up...
For everything he's not with the Rockets. The Rockets were still better defensively with Howard on the court, than they were without him.
He's not the defensive monster he was with the Magic... But he's still a legit defensive anchor.
The Rockets problems aren't only Howard. He takes some blame and should... But it's not only him.

I also don't understand how people believe Howard ruined the Lakers & Rockets. It's like people want to ignore the other problems those teams have...
I don't like Howard for reasons not basketball related. But he makes the Rockets better.
I believe he's going to Dallas.
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3 words:

Impending microfracture surgery.
 
dviss1 said:
Oh HELL NO

Rockets' Dwight Howard has bone marrow injection to knee

The latest news on Dwight Howard’s knee is not good at all

“The problem was my cartilage was wearing down, and it’s been wearing down because I’ve been playing basketball for a very long time,” said Howard at that time. “When you have the bone rubbing on bone, it brings a lot of pain.”

When there’s a cartilage issue in the knee and the words “bone on bone” are used, microfracture surgery is always feared.
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We don't need another player with a bum knee along with a bad back. We've had our share of injured players. We, as fans, suffered enough of that.
 
honkicracker said:
I personally believe it's more mental than medical... Especially considering during Howard's career he's missed more than 11 games during a season twice.
It's something I give him credit for.. He does seem willing to play through injuries.
Howard takes blame for not being professional, and not doing HIS homework...
But it certainly seemed like from day 1, Houston has had questions about the effort some players they have wanted to give on both ends of the court.
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Even he said it. His knee is bone on bone. We've seen this movie before and there is no alternate ending.
 
dviss1 said:
Oh HELL NO

Rockets' Dwight Howard has bone marrow injection to knee

The latest news on Dwight Howard’s knee is not good at all

“The problem was my cartilage was wearing down, and it’s been wearing down because I’ve been playing basketball for a very long time,” said Howard at that time. “When you have the bone rubbing on bone, it brings a lot of pain.”

When there’s a cartilage issue in the knee and the words “bone on bone” are used, microfracture surgery is always feared.
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dviss1 said:
3 words:

Impending microfracture surgery.
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dviss1 said:
Even he said it. His knee is bone on bone. We've seen this movie before and there is no alternate ending.
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One of your links also says this though... So who should I believe a Doctor? or a Basketball player.


UPDATE: While it’s still clear there has been some cartilage loss in Dwight’s knee, Dr. Walter Lowe did provide that optimism, speaking with local Fox’s Mark Berman to provide some context on why they went forward with the procedure.

It’s a biologically active injection that helps almost everything heal in the knee. We took some bone marrow out of his pelvis. It gives us some young, very strong platelets with a lot of healing factors. I think his prognosis is great. This is something we did today to try to hasten the recovery time. It’s really a shot. It’s not a surgical procedure. It’s a 20 minute deal. I don’t think it’s a big deal. We want to do everything we can to give Dwight the best chance of being back as fast as he can be back. The other side of that is we want him to feel like Dwight and be one hundred percent when he comes back. This sort of mixes those two things together. I think he would get well even without this today. We’re really treating this like a bone bruise. There is nothing structurally wrong with his knee. That soreness is what we’re trying to get rid of. So we’re really basically treating a bone bruise. The time frame for these bone bruises to heal is in that 4-6 week timeframe. The most important thing for Dwight is his pain (to be) gone. That’s more important than what the MRI is going to show me in four weeks. As long as we’re seeing a combination of bone bruise gone away (and) symptoms being better, then that’s when we’ll start the transition back to the court. What makes this heal is essentially rest. I would certainly expect him before the playoffs. I hope we have quite a few games before the playoffs. I really expect him to recover and play again this season.”
 
dviss1 said:
Oh HELL NO

Rockets' Dwight Howard has bone marrow injection to knee

The latest news on Dwight Howard’s knee is not good at all

“The problem was my cartilage was wearing down, and it’s been wearing down because I’ve been playing basketball for a very long time,” said Howard at that time. “When you have the bone rubbing on bone, it brings a lot of pain.”

When there’s a cartilage issue in the knee and the words “bone on bone” are used, microfracture surgery is always feared.
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That was a year ago and the quote by the doctor that did the procedure sounded pretty optimistic:

"It’s a biologically active injection that helps almost everything heal in the knee. We took some bone marrow out of his pelvis. It gives us some young, very strong platelets with a lot of healing factors. I think his prognosis is great. This is something we did today to try to hasten the recovery time. It’s really a shot. It’s not a surgical procedure. It’s a 20 minute deal. I don’t think it’s a big deal. We want to do everything we can to give Dwight the best chance of being back as fast as he can be back. The other side of that is we want him to feel like Dwight and be one hundred percent when he comes back. This sort of mixes those two things together. I think he would get well even without this today. We’re really treating this like a bone bruise. There is nothing structurally wrong with his knee. That soreness is what we’re trying to get rid of. So we’re really basically treating a bone bruise. The time frame for these bone bruises to heal is in that 4-6 week timeframe. The most important thing for Dwight is his pain (to be) gone. That’s more important than what the MRI is going to show me in four weeks. As long as we’re seeing a combination of bone bruise gone away (and) symptoms being better, then that’s when we’ll start the transition back to the court. What makes this heal is essentially rest. I would certainly expect him before the playoffs. I hope we have quite a few games before the playoffs. I really expect him to recover and play again this season.”

I don't recall him missing games this season due to his knee, but I may have missed it. I'd certainly want a full medical evaluation.
 
e_blazer said:
That was a year ago and the quote by the doctor that did the procedure sounded pretty optimistic:

"It’s a biologically active injection that helps almost everything heal in the knee. We took some bone marrow out of his pelvis. It gives us some young, very strong platelets with a lot of healing factors. I think his prognosis is great. This is something we did today to try to hasten the recovery time. It’s really a shot. It’s not a surgical procedure. It’s a 20 minute deal. I don’t think it’s a big deal. We want to do everything we can to give Dwight the best chance of being back as fast as he can be back. The other side of that is we want him to feel like Dwight and be one hundred percent when he comes back. This sort of mixes those two things together. I think he would get well even without this today. We’re really treating this like a bone bruise. There is nothing structurally wrong with his knee. That soreness is what we’re trying to get rid of. So we’re really basically treating a bone bruise. The time frame for these bone bruises to heal is in that 4-6 week timeframe. The most important thing for Dwight is his pain (to be) gone. That’s more important than what the MRI is going to show me in four weeks. As long as we’re seeing a combination of bone bruise gone away (and) symptoms being better, then that’s when we’ll start the transition back to the court. What makes this heal is essentially rest. I would certainly expect him before the playoffs. I hope we have quite a few games before the playoffs. I really expect him to recover and play again this season.”

I don't recall him missing games this season due to his knee, but I may have missed it. I'd certainly want a full medical evaluation.
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I don't support signing him. He'll Be having microfracture. Bone on bone means there is no meniscus.
 
I stumbled across something very interesting the other day. Take a look at these stats for Dwight over the 3 years in Houston.

FGA per game
11.3
10.3 (-1)
8.5 (-1.8)
Total Change -2.8

FG%
.591
.593
.620
Total Change +.029

USG%
24.0
23.3
18.4
Total Change -5.6

All of his other stats have stayed pretty level. Here's another interesting set of numbers

FGA per Game
16.5
18.1 (+0.6)
19.7 (+1.6)
Total change +2.2

USG%
27.8
31.3 (+3.5)
32.5 (+1.2)
Total Change +4.7

That set is the same years, but for James Harden. Even the stats support that Dwight's numbers have declined the last 3 seasons probably in large part to lack of getting the ball.
 
dviss1 said:
I don't support signing him. He'll Be having microfracture. Bone on bone means there is no meniscus.
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Well, as I've said before, he's not a guy that I think the Blazers should be targeting this summer. He'd be a last resort move to me.
 
I'm pretty sure that Microfracture is now considered obsolete for athletes as it was determined to be kind of a comfort fix for people who don't use their knees for sports or work.
 
Schilly said:
I'm pretty sure that Microfracture is now considered obsolete for athletes as it was determined to be kind of a comfort fix for people who don't use their knees for sports or work.
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Zach had microfracture over ten years ago and he's still going strong.
 
Looks like the last NBA player to have Microfracture SUrgery while still an active player was Tracy McGrady in 2009... 8 years ago.
 
If we're looking for a washed up shotblocker, I'm sure the Suns would be happy to unload Tyson Chandler.
 
I don't want the blazers to sign him, but I won't freak out and threaten to stop watching the team or anything if they do.
 
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